Privacy and Cookie Policy
Last updated: 27 May 2026
1. Who we are and Data Controller
This website operates exclusively as the professional portfolio of Jairo Hernández. For the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the EU GDPR, the Data Controller is Jairo Hernández. The website address is: https://jairohdz.com.
For any privacy-specific concerns or to exercise your data rights, you can contact the Data Controller directly at: me@jairohdz.com.
2. What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Contact Forms and Direct Emails
When visitors reach out via contact forms or direct email links, we collect the data provided in those forms (typically name, email address, and the message content).
Legal basis: Consent and Legitimate Interest (to respond to your professional or freelance inquiries).
Technical Data and Security
We automatically collect certain technical data when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, and operating system. This is done to ensure the security of the server and to detect spam or malicious activity.
Legal basis: Legitimate Interest (maintaining website security and integrity).
3. Embedded content from other websites
Project case studies or articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube/Vimeo videos, CodePen snippets, or Figma files). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that specific website.
4. Cookies Policy
We aim to minimize tracking. Our website utilizes strictly necessary cookies for security and core functionality. We may also use analytical cookies to understand how visitors interact with the portfolio to improve the user experience, but only if you grant explicit consent.
What are cookies?
Types of cookies we use
Manage cookie preferences
Consent PreferencesYou can amend your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the Consent Preferences button above. This will allow you to revisit the cookie consent banner and update your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.
Alternatively, you can alter your browser settings to block or clear cookies. Below are links to support documents detailing how to manage cookies on major web browsers:
5. Who we share your data with
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties. Your data is only shared with trusted third-party service providers acting strictly on our behalf (Data Processors), such as:
- Hosting providers securing the website infrastructure.
- Automated spam detection services used to filter malicious contact form submissions.
6. How long we retain your data
If you submit an inquiry through a contact form, the data is retained securely in our email servers only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose of the communication, or until a professional relationship concludes. Anonymised analytics data is kept periodically for performance tracking and is subsequently purged.
7. What rights you have over your data
Under the UK GDPR and EU GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification: Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data.
- Erasure: Request the deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
- Restriction: Request the restriction of processing your personal data.
To exercise any of these rights, please send an email to me@jairohdz.com. We will process your request within 30 days without charge.